Description
Book SynopsisThis ethnography examines the impact of food shopping on emerging social changes in Cabarete, an important international tourism destination in the Dominican Republic and a hub for migrant laborers. This book analyzes the social networks of fiao, a form of in-store credit for food buying, in the context of class solidarity, poverty, and racism. The voices in this book shed light on the complexity of people's experiences with food shopping, debt, and survival to reveal a more complicated interpersonal engagement between Haitians and Dominicans than has been previously assumed.
Table of ContentsIntroduction: “Not Even a Grain of Rice:” Living and Working in a Precarious Place
Chapter One: “I’m Not a Racist, But…:” Friction, Anti-Haitianism, and Everyday Intercultural
Relations in Cabarete
Chapter Two : “Everything is Cheaper at the Supermarket, But I Can’t Afford It:” Colmados as a
Total Social Phenomenon
Chapter Three : “Pa’ la Dignidad:” Fiao and the Emergent Moralities of Being Responsible
Chapter Four : “The Door Is Always Open…Until It Isn’t:” The Hidden Labor of Becoming
Gente Responsable
Conclusion: “Fíame, Por Favor:” Ties that Bind in Cabarete
